Bianca Seward | Houston Public Media

As preseason football workouts kicked off Monday, schools in the Houston area and across the state were required to measure the wet bulb globe temperature and adjust their practices accordingly.

The three passengers were detained by ICE after Tuesday’s shooting in Houston, which the federal agency has characterized as an act of self-defense by an officer.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old father of three, was on his way to work when he encountered federal immigration officers in Houston’s East End.

Scores for the statewide annual assessment, STAAR, were released Wednesday. Houston ISD’s scores largely mirror statewide trends.

After an appeals court reversed an injunction prohibiting several districts from hanging the Ten Commandments posters in classrooms, Paxton announced he will investigate the districts previously protected by the injunction. The investigation includes six Houston-area school districts

U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order to a group of Muslim parents and Islamic private schools that sued state officials, according to the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, who said the order extends the application deadline for families until March 31.

The Texas governor pushed back against the president’s call for federal oversight, even as Abbott and other Republicans have taken steps to assert state control over Harris County elections.

Mauro Henriquez, an 18-year-old Houston ISD student and team captain for his school’s soccer team, has been detained by ICE since Dec. 16, according to his family.

Multiple civil rights organizations are seeking to block parts of Senate Bill 12, a sweeping state law that prohibits discussions about gender identity in public schools as well as student clubs based on sexual orientation.

A Texas lawmaker with higher political aspirations led the charge in calling out educators for their online comments about Kirk, the conservative influencer who was assassinated. Some of those teachers have been terminated, raising questions about their First Amendment rights.